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The Park Laundry parcel is a gravel parking lot on the corner of Main Avenue and Simons Street in Ridgefield.

Ridgefield, Ecology reach legal settlement over Park Laundry

The Park Laundry parcel is a gravel parking lot on the corner of Main Avenue and Simons Street in Ridgefield.

August 11, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

The Washington Department of Ecology and the city of Ridgefield are entering a legal settlement requiring the city to purchase a contaminated parcel and lead its cleanup efforts. Read story

Former Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann, seen here in 2019 (The Columbian files)

Ridgefield schools superintendent steps down

Former Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann, seen here in 2019 (The Columbian files)

August 9, 2023, 5:19pm Clark County News

Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann announced his resignation at Tuesday evening’s board of directors meeting. Read story

Erin Blake, 15, at left, and her uncle Avery Camacho of Vancouver play an original song during a recent open mic night at Brickhouse.

‘It’s Where the Music Is’: Clark County’s open mic nights bring performers and listeners together

Erin Blake, 15, at left, and her uncle Avery Camacho of Vancouver play an original song during a recent open mic night at Brickhouse.

August 5, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

Serious music fans will pay a premium for concert tickets, drive for hours and brave surging crowds to catch the merest glimpse of their favorite rock stars. A couple of weeks later, those same fans might be at an open mic night, cheering like crazy for someone they’ve never heard… Read story

Bacon, a 3-year-old Labrador, leaps into a pool Friday in the DogTown event space at the Clark County Fair.

Clark County Fair leaps into action

Bacon, a 3-year-old Labrador, leaps into a pool Friday in the DogTown event space at the Clark County Fair.

August 4, 2023, 7:08pm Clark County News

Sylvia Wood paused on a bench and took it all in. Read story

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Public safety tax revenue flows to Clark County, its cities

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

July 28, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News

Distributions from the countywide public safety sales tax, which went into effect Jan. 1, have begun reaching Clark County and its cities. Read story

Ridgefield Lions Club offers matching grant for Community Education scholarships

July 22, 2023, 5:51am Community

Ridgefield School District has an award-winning Community Education program with a year-round calendar of courses and activities for people of all ages. Recently, a $2,000 matching grant was received from the Ridgefield Lions Club to help provide scholarships for students and families in need, and a fundraising campaign was launched. Read story

Chinook Indian Nation Vice Chair Sam Robinson, from left, Cowlitz Indian Tribe spiritual leader Tanna Engdahl, Cowlitz Indian Tribe Council Chair Patty Kinswa-Gaiser and Mildred Robinson lead campers in song during Camp Confluence at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

Camp Confluence in session at Cathlapotle Plankhouse in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Chinook Indian Nation Vice Chair Sam Robinson, from left, Cowlitz Indian Tribe spiritual leader Tanna Engdahl, Cowlitz Indian Tribe Council Chair Patty Kinswa-Gaiser and Mildred Robinson lead campers in song during Camp Confluence at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

July 20, 2023, 6:51pm Clark County News

The Cathlapotle Plankhouse is a hand-built symbol of Indigenous history. Read story

At the end of a two-hour public hearing, with roughly 20 public comments and dozens in attendance, the Clark County Council approved the 179th Street Access Management and Circulation Plan on Tuesday night.

Clark County Council gives 179th Street plan green light

At the end of a two-hour public hearing, with roughly 20 public comments and dozens in attendance, the Clark County Council approved the 179th Street Access Management and Circulation Plan on Tuesday night.

July 19, 2023, 7:03pm Clark County News

At the end of a two-hour public hearing, with roughly 20 public comments and dozens in attendance, the Clark County Council approved the 179th Street Access Management and Circulation Plan on Tuesday night. Read story

Signs, chains, fencing and a locked gate block access to a section of the Gee Creek trail in Ridgefield. According to city officials, the trail was closed in November after heavy rains eroded slopes along the creek and downed some trees.

Ridgefield troubled waters: Failures in stormwater system send runoff into an already ailing Gee Creek

Signs, chains, fencing and a locked gate block access to a section of the Gee Creek trail in Ridgefield. According to city officials, the trail was closed in November after heavy rains eroded slopes along the creek and downed some trees.

July 10, 2023, 6:14am Clark County News

When heavy rains hit Southwest Washington last winter, a section of hillside in the Osprey Pointe neighborhood in Ridgefield washed away. Read story

Thanks to a Washington state grant, a local Ridgefield wetland will be preserved and restored by students over the next school year.

Ridgefield students to preserve and restore wetland as learning space

Thanks to a Washington state grant, a local Ridgefield wetland will be preserved and restored by students over the next school year.

July 8, 2023, 5:51am Community

Thanks to a state grant, a Ridgefield wetland will be preserved and restored by students over the next school year, becoming an integrated outdoor learning space for the View Ridge and Sunset Ridge campuses. A similar space at South Ridge Elementary will become a schoolyard/backyard habitat. Read story